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1.4 Celebration


school wide Earth Day celebration!

Every April, culminating with Earth day, the kindergarten, pre-k, 4's, and 3's students, SMDS staff and SMDS families celebrate our Earth with a variety of activities in order to promote a greater understanding of the environment and what makes it special. The activities are hands on and show the students how they can effect change on different levels. The students plant hundreds of seeds in pots, use recycled bottles to build plant terrariums, and learn about greenhouse planting. Now that our composters are working at full production, we will be able to incorporate compost and water from our rain barrels to plant native species that, in some cases, act as food for native wildlife. We believe this kind of holistic learning produces deeper understanding and lifelong behavioral changes, molding our young students into leaders.

Bomani - hip hop poet

Working with our partnership through Young Audiences, we had a Hip Hop artist work with our Kindergarten, Pre-K, and STEM classes to create poetry about composting. The children learned about keeping beats, and were able to teach Bomani about composting. At the end of the week, the parents were invited to attend our celebration and hear the students perform their composting poems! 

leed silver certification

The new SMDS /St Margaret's Church formation building was completed in August of 2015. The building received its LEEDS Silver certification in January of 2016. The certification demonstrates the long-term commitment of the Church vestry members and the school board and staff to energy reduction, low-impact growth and the formative education of our children while embodying the same principles.
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Objective 2
Student-Driven Sustainability Practices
Objective 1
Systemic Sustainability
Objective 3
Community Partnerships, Awards, and Special Recognition
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statement of compliance

St. Margaret’s Day School (SMDS) must remain compliant with the rules and regulations as outlined in Title 13A Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) that govern early childhood programs in Maryland. SMDS will continuously seek to exceed these requirements by providing a higher quality program based on nationally recognized standards and best practices.
This commitment to excellence has been recognized by: 
  • Maryland EXCELS with the highest rating of 5 out of 5
  • Accreditation Status with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

Contact Us

Phone: 410-757-2333
Director: smdsdirector@outlook.com
Adminstrative Team: smds1605@gmail.com
Summer camp: stmargarets1605@outlook.com

1605 Pleasant Plains Road
​Annapolis, MD 21409

St. Margaret's Church

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St. Margaret's Day School is an outreach program of St. Margaret's Church of Annapolis. To learn more about the church,
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st-margarets.org.
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